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Meet Sophia, a finance worker turned beauty studio owner from China

By Allie Ginwala Please tell us  your name, where you are from, and how long you have been living in New York City.My name is Sophia Ching, and I was born and raised in China. I’ve been in New York for three years.  What brought you to New York City? My boyfriend found a job here. So that was a good reason for me to change scenery. Tell me about your early days in New York. What was it like trying...

Portraits & interviews

Meet Kamonwan Chen, a gemologist from Thailand

The story of how an immigrant woman from Thailand learned her way around NYC Written by Allie Ginwala   Tell us a little about yourselfI’m Kamonwan Chen, from Thailand. I just moved here in January 2018. Before I moved, I came here on business trips four or five times. So it’s not all brand new, but visiting on business and living here is totally different. What brought you to New York City?I got married. We met on a business trip...